音标：[ә'lauәns]
n. 津贴, 零用钱, 限额, 折扣, 允许
vt. 定量供应
【化】 余量; 公差
【经】 减免, 折扣, 折让
英汉词典

allowance的短语、例句：

allowance n 1 [C, U] amount of sth, esp money, allowed or given regularly 津贴; 补助
an allowance of 15 per day 每天15英镑的津贴
be paid a clothing/subsistence/travel allowance, ie money to be spent on clothes, etc 付给治装[生活/旅途]津贴
I didn´t receive any allowance from my father. 我没有收到父亲给的零用钱.
a luggage allowance, ie amount of luggage a passenger can take free, esp on an aeroplane 免费携带行李额（尤指在飞机上）. 2 [C] sum of money deducted; discount 折价; 折扣
get an allowance for your old car, fridge, cooker 获得你的旧汽车, 冰箱, 炉具的折价
tax allowance, ie money deducted from income before the current rate of tax is imposed 免税额（徵收本年度税款前从总收入中减除的款额）. 3 (idm 习语) make (an) allowance for sth consider sth when making a decision, etc （在做决定等时）考虑到某事物. make allowances for sb regard sb as deserving to be treated differently from others for some reason （因某原因需区别对待而）体谅, 照顾某人
You must make allowances for him because he has been ill. 你应该体谅他, 因为他一直病著.